Fluoride and endemic fluorosis in the Karbianglong district, Assam, India

Fluoride

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-75

  Kotoky, Probhat ^a,d   Barooah, P K ^a,d   Baruah, M K ^b,d   Goswami, A ^a,d   Borah, G C ^a,d   Gogoi, H M ^a,d   Ahmed, F ^a,d   Gogoi, A ^a,d   Paul, A B ^c,d  

^a CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Nand Nath Saiki College   (India)

^c Government of Assam   (India)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Assam, India; Fluoride water; Fluorosis in Karbianglong; Karbianglong district

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLUOROSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 44449115617     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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